Annual Commercial Health Plan Spending Ranges From $2,600 to $7,200 Per Capita Depending on Geography

Geographic variation and utilization patterns affect health care spending in commercial health insurance plans for both people under age 65 and people 65 and older in 2009. This variation in spending ranged from a low of $2,636 in total annual per-capita spending in Ogden-Clearfield, Utah; to a high in per capital spending of $7,231 in Anderson, Indiana. These variations in annual per-capita spending included spending by commercial health plans for children, adults ages 18-64, and adults age 65+ with supplemental commercial insurance. The spending figures do not include Medicare or Medicaid. The geographic areas . . .